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Note 6 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2020	Jan. 29, 2020	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 27, 2020
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Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 431,502,000			$ 443,627,000	$ 538,290,000	$ 443,627,000
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs	9,583,000				$ 11,282,000	5,773,100	$ 4,769,000
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Repayments of Long-term Debt, Total					$ 443,627,000	41,832,000	$ 73,526,000
Increase in Debt Financing and Other Costs				1,309,000
Increase (Decrease) in Long-term Debt, Unamortized Debt Financing Costs				1,309,000
Liquidity					33,733,000
Future Liquidity Warrant Exercise Proceeds					25,140,000
Warrants Issued in Connection with Second Lien Term Loan [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in shares)			6,000,000
Warrants, When Fully Exercised, Percentage of Common Stock Outstanding			10.10%
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)			$ 4.19
Warrants and Rights Outstanding			$ 16,930,000
Forecast [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Total								$ 13,733,000
Refinancing 2020 [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount					37,710,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Total					1,000,000
BHMG [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 140,000,000	$ 140,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Term Loan [Member] \| BH Finance [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 576,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.00%
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross	$ 417,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Percent of Net Cash Proceeds of Property in Excess of $500,000 in 90 Days	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Excess Cash Flow, Period After Quarter End (Day)	50 days
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Change of Control, Repayment Percentage	105.00%
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			9.50%		0.00%
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Debt Issuance Costs, Gross			$ 37,819,000
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Senior Secured Notes and 2nd Lien Term Loan [Member]
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